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Recent reports in the social media state that FORBES, a website renowned for ranking of the richest people in the world has released the list of richest people in Nigeria in 2017. In the latest release, 9 Nigerians made the billion nairs club short of some with just few million dollars away from reaching the […]

A tourism Mogul and first National President Association of Tourism practitioners of Nigeria Chief Mike Amachree has been bestowed with “The Father of Tourism” in Nigeria award.The award has presented to the elder statesman at the just concluded Port Harcourt Bantaba Tourism Fair in Port Harcourt.Presenting the award on behalf of other tourism practitioners, the […]

Agbani Darego 2001 Miss  World got married over the weekend to Ishaya Danjuma, son of former Defence Minister and businessman Theophilus (TY) Danjuma.According to some media reports, the beauty queen and fashion entrepreneur shared the news on her instagram page with the picture showing her in a wedding dress with her partner turning their backs […]

Following the recent warning by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo to criminal elements in Abuja to desist or face hard times, the police said it has arrested six criminals within a couple of days. A statement signed by the public relations officer, FCT Police command, DSP Anjuguri J. Manzah and made available to […]

•Woman recounts how husband was slaughtered 
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Members of the Federal Commission for Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) could not have bargained for what they got.  But by the end of their tour of the camps of IDP in Kebbi State, they were certainly overwhelmed by the tales of […]

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s oil industry regulatory body recently published its 2015 Oil and Gas Industry Annual Report. The 75-page document offers stakeholders detailed performance of the sector between 2010 and 2015. FESTUS OKOROMADU x-rays the report from the perspective of agency’s executive director. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is saddled […]

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Although no specific date has been fixed by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM), for the conduct of the local government elections, the plan to condu ct the exercise electronically has been generated heated debate among the members of political class.The election would pick the chairmen and the rest of […]

This is in response to ‘Time to appoint Chief Imam for National Mosque’, written by my intimate writer-friend, Ustaz Muhammad Ajah, published in Daily Trust , among other publications, on April 1, 2017. How I qualified the author of the piece I am responding to tells you there is no malice in the piece you […]

MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has lauded the virtues of the director of Special Project Unit of the ministry, Dr Martina Nwordu, who was recently honoured with the most prestigious Africa Distinguish Personality award  ‘Icon of National Building and Economic Self-Reliance in Nigeria’ by the Trans-Africa Students Initiative. Ngige in a congratulatory […]

Lansing City Council is reconsidering the city’s stance on illegal immigration. Mayor Virgil Bernero gives Tucker the inside story #Tucker Syndicated from Fox News

Cross River Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has uncovered 734 teachers with fake National Certificate of Education (NCE) and degree certificates in the state.SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey, disclosed this in Calabar, yesterday, when he addressed some of the affected teachers and other stakeholders on the outcome of the teachers’ verification.“At the end of the […]

Girls were five times more likely to call Childline about loneliness than boys. Syndicated from BBC News